WE MUST REPEAT When Everybody 'J'oils the Sumo Story. It is hard to say new things about Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. They euro the lame and aching back, f lip suf ferer l'roin kidney ills, and the troubles of tilio.-e whose urinary organism is wrong in iis action. That they do this is so easy to prove that not a vestige of doubt remains. Public endorsement is easily proven. Read this: Mr Thomas Baxter, Giray Street, Terang, states: "For about twelve months I suffered with paius across the small ol' my back, and could not niovo without enduring agony. 1 am a shear er, and at shearing time I suffered ter ribly; the stooping being very hard on nu\ I consulted -Melbourne doctors, and took various remedies without getting relief, .and I thought I would never bo cured. But at last I was ro commended to uso Doans's Backache Kidney Pills. Tliey have cured me. I used' four bottles of these Pills, and liavo not needed to take a kidney re medy since. I am pleased to speak in favor of Doan'sB...

GIRL'S HANDS AND FEET COVER ED WITH CHILBLAINS. ''SHIS WOULD CUV FOR. HOURS ■\ViTll THE TAIN." REXOXA (QUICKLY CURES. ".Mv little girl Ruby had her foul and hands covered with chilblains for weeks. 'I here were big blisters all over her feet. The poor .liltl used to cry for hours with the p.'iju. Slii' could not put hor limits on,'"' writes -Mrs. Jane Reilfel, 85 llinnffray Street. IJallarat E., Vie. '"I tried all sorts oi' ointments to make them heal, but they seemed to be get ling worse. One day I was recommend ed to try Rexona on_ them. I got a tin i and put a little on her hands and feet, and Ruby said, 'Oil, mum, that is nice; : it. takes all the pain and burning feeling away." Alter live applications the chil ! blain.s dimply died away, and now .-die I can wear her boots. The poor little girl | is so pleased to he- cured. I "No one kimws what chilblains are j t 11 lhey get them : they are worse than I burns. Now I have found a cure, and ; ; haII always keep a tin of Rexona in ...

world-wide notes. 4 The French Ministry of Finance bas a-.ion^ it's officials lialf a dozen men who-e d itics are simply to smoke [>on morning to nieht ! '^1 si aie the tobacco ta ;tcrs o[ Hij French Government, who have to pass judgment upon all cigars, cigar cfctef, a;;d loose tobacco which is man fucturcti in Fn.n.:e. Beyond holding full j o ver to condemn any -laokiii!;' st'.nT that is niinlc in Franco the olicial taitcrs mhst also give th:ir a\>pro\ al of any fo/eign ci gars or ci; arcttes i.-ciore they can b? sold within th3 country. Only experienced tr,:n. usually cx impectors cf toVicco factories, are api o ntcd to thrse i o.-it:o:Ju, which, although responsible ami sought after, are Uit ;o pleasantly easy as might a;>pear. Un i:o :rs i f a to' a^co tast'. r's "duty" are from nine in. the inorn'n? until all sorts of tobacco have to be smoked. As an antUl-jto to i ou-iblc nico tine i.'oison ixj:, ai.d to pre*, cat them selves becoming "taste biiul," the official toba...

e/9^gva>s^frg/s\s/8vg/s^&amp;frg&amp;lt;,fr^^ The drawbacks of a chemists' profession are the long hours, and having to listen all day long to other peoples' aches and pains —and no matter how dog tired we may get we cannot take a glass of anything, having always to keep a clear brain. Perhaps, after all, it's a good thing for us that we've to be so very careful, because it makes us turn to tea, and tea's as good a thing as anybody can drink— of course, when I say tea, 1 mean pure tea, and presume that it's not overdrawn in the making—now, as nice a cup of tea as anybody need ask for is Robur No. 1 Grade — don't stew it — let it draw just " five minutes "—no longer—that's the secret of a good cup of tea — you'll remember that, won't you? Tkt Chemist. «/• (• ? A'5 A A i '

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Wear and Tear. As the years roll on In their track TeBs course, the stress and strain of modern existence slowly but surely have their effect, and, as we approach middle life, most of us suffer from ail ments, such as rheumatism, gout, neu ralgia, lumbago, sciatica, anaemia, in digestion, biliousness, jaundice, sick headache, general debility, gravel, stone and bladder troubles. The in Qfflcient action of the kidneys and 'iver is the prime factor when we suf fer from one or more of these com plaints, and in such cases it is neces sary to restore the kidneys and liver *o health and activity ere a cure can be effected. Warner's Safe Cure pos sesses remarkable curative and restor ative properties in kidney and liver disorders, and sufferers from any of fhe above-mentioned ailments are con fidently recommended to at once seek th"e aid of Warner's Safe Cure in or der that the uric and biliary poisons,, the retention of which causes the af fliction, may be removed from the sys tem, and he...

KITCHEN WRINKLES. A strong solution of borax poured down sinks and drains will banish of fensive smells. A little ground almonds mixed through a fruit cake will prevent the fruit sinking to the bottom. If you want to heat a flat-iron in your room, a tin plate over the gas jet will enable you to heat the iron twice as quickly. Before blanching almonds soak them for two or three minutsa In boilin.s water; the, skin will then slip off quite oasily. Scorch marks on linen may be re moved by rubbing with a fresh-cut onion, the garment being afterwards soaked in cold water. To stop hiccough, give the patient a teaspoonful of granulated sugar and vinegar. If this does not afford in stant relief, repeat the dose. When boiling any kind of greens, use sugar in place of soda, which gives the greens a much better flavor, but they then require a little longer cooking. To "break in a new pen point quick ly, dip it in ink and hold it in the flame of a lighted match for a second. Wipe and dry with a...

Revenge is Sweet. A master butcher gave his salesman a week's notice, and now lie wishes he had paid him off at once. A lady came into the shop the day after he received notice of his dis charge and was shown a leg of mut ton. "I'm afraid that is rather too heavy for me," she remarked. "I think not, mum," replied the man. "You see, the poor animal died of rap id consumption and fever and conse quently " But the lady had fled, and he re placed the joint with a grin of satis faction. "Sausages, sir? Certainly," lie re marked, to another customer. "We have the very best. Ever since the muzzling order lias been in force we But he, too, had fled. And with a sweet, revengeful smile the salesman hung them on the hook again and waited for the next. Secretary Bryan, at a luncheon in Washington, said of a man -who, through modesty, had declined an im portant and useful office:— "So he wants to hide his light un der a bushel, eh? Then perhaps the country is just as well off without his service...

THE FLAW. Within the church a chant ascends, The flower-decked aisle divides The bridegroom's relations and friends From those that are the bride's. And he is there, a stalwart youth Of manly charm possessed, And she, a prize in very truth, In pearly satin dressed. The vows are made, the prize is his, Yes, really his, at last! But as he claims the nuptial kiss His brow is overcast. And when the joybells peal on high, When wine and speeches flow, There comes into his sparkling eye A furtive look of woe. Beside him sits his chosen bride, In his she slips her hand, But though she smiles on him in pride She does not understand. His hidden anguish, though acute, Must all alone be borne— The toecap of his patent boot I Is nressine on u corn. —Jessie Pope.

THE LOST LAKE OF GOLD. Somewhere in north-western Ari zona—the precise whereabouts is now a matter of conjecture—is a lake of gold formed by Nature. On Decem ber 13, 1858, a party of gold-seekers, twenty-two men in all, were prospect ing in north-western Arizona when they came upon ' a band of nomad Apaches, who had with them consid erable gold, in the shape of nuggets and dust. After many pressing ques tions as to where they had obtained ii, a half-bred Mexican volunteered to guide the white men to the spot for a consideration. He led them three hundred miles over a wild and desert country, to a spot near the head waters of the Gila river, where there were three mountain peaks in the form of a triangle. Here was a dried-up lake, the ancient bed a jumble of nuggets and gold-dust. The prospectors shov elled £40,000 worth into sacks, and twelve of them set out with it to Fort Yuma. They never reached Yuma, however, for they were am bushed and killed by Apaches in a defile since known ...

III. The train was punctual at the ter- j minus, and it was just a quarter to twelve when the taxi-cab set them down at the Princes Hotel. Hugh was very well known to the people there, and he engaged a suite of rooms immediately and sent Leila up to them. His excited manner alarm ed her not a little, and when he told her chat he must see some of his friends but would be back before mid night, she knew that the true drama of her journey was about to be made known to her. Desdy was very tired by this time, and she put him to bed at once. The suite of rooms which Hugh had en gaged was the best in the hotel, and its magnificence set the boy wonder ing. He prattled incessantly of what the engine had said to him, and what the ships had been doing—asked about -the great cluster of electric lights in the sitting-room, anu was delighted at the little lamp by his bedside. When Leila had given liim a drink of warm milk and some biscuits he fell asleep directly, and she sat by him, holding his ...

COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT. COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. It i:; intended forthwith to outer upon a complete review of the Commonwealth Electoral Rolls for the State of Victoria. It will be the duty of the Electoral offi cials, under the law to take proceedings against any persons who have failed to comply with the compulsory provisions of tlie Electoral Act in respect to enrol ment, and to take the necessary legal action to remove from the Koils 011 which they now appear any names which under the law should not be retained on such Holls. Every qualified person not already cor rectly enrolled, including' every elector who lias changed his or her place of living, hut who has not taken the neces sary action to secure correct enrolment for the Subdivision of the Electorate in which he or she lives and has lived for a period of not less than one month, is ad vised to at once comply with the law by completing and lodging the required form of claim with the Electoral Registrar concerned. An ...

WHISTLES AT HIS WORK. "My boy," said Uncle Hiram, "don't, for pity's sake, look glum, An' don't set tight your lips as if they speechless were, an' dumb, When some hard task's before you, ■.or, though laboring like a Turk, The happiest fellow's he who sings or whistles at his work. : A lesson from the buzz-saw learn, that rings with honest glee, While into lumber it converts the trunk of stoutest tree, That hums a low-toned melody when easiest's its lot, An' always sings the loudest when j it strikes the hardest knot. "To make of every task a joy you'll find's an art worth while; The hardest problems of the world are solved by those who smile. Abe Lincoln, when affairs of state perplexed him, deigned to chaff. Well knowing fogs would lift before the sunshine of a laugh. He joked when those about him stood in woe and gloom profound, Yet 'twas his laughter-wrinkled brow that fame undying crowned. » He smiled, or likely cliucklcd, through each problem's Boftest spot, But shook with hea...